A MASTERPIECE (BTS (방탄소년단) 'Black Swan' Art Film performed by MN Dance Company Reaction)

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[@_mikamel_]

This song is actually about how BTS are afraid of losing their love and passion for music. They are afraid that music will turn into a burden in their lives. Is such a relatable thing and this happens to people a lot when their passion turns into their stressful thoughts making them want to stop doing it.

[@ashmush8154]

I feel like the song has two different stories, one about their personal stuff- the loss of passion and the story about the album- shadow,ego etc. trying to escape the shadow but either taken over by it or accepting it and merging with it!

[@Mijolite]

lil meow meow Different stories and yet one and the same in a way ☺️ Death is neededfor transformation... even with passions. Because once your shadows kill your passion once, it will be reborn like a phoenix, this time using the shadows, like you said, accepting them and merging with them, to elevate the art. That's how I see this anyways, but it really makes me think something new every time I watch it/hear it/hear others view on it, it's so thought provoking, I love kt

[@rafiyafairooz9530]

I dont think the songs only on losing passion I believe . If u focus on the second half of the lyrics they are refusing to let that happen, and embracing their passion and letting it live through them. Just like hw it was in Shadow interlude where they come in terms with their shadow to follow their passion. It’s stressful but we gotta accept it to break free and take control. You can see this in the choreo too. First half the shadow was controling the main dancer but in the second half he takes control over them and turn them into their wings.

[@Maria-ir1wq]

Mel Kat it's not only about that It's also about overcoming that And that's the more important part

[@Maria-ir1wq]

Rafiya Fairooz thank u

[@pambarab5506]

My mind goes immediately to Carl Jung. The shadows (fear, doubt, self hate, ambition, etc...) in black, the shirtless guy trying to fight them off. Jung says you have to accept the shadows inside yourself, and integrate them to become a whole balanced person. The shirtless guy finally joins the shadows, and starts to fly. He has faced his own shadows, and become whole.

[@spookyism4451]

they've been referring to carl jung for ages lmao

[@pambarab5506]

@@spookyism4451 So true. I've been theorizing since 2015, and Jung has showed up since 2016, and been referenced before that.

[@jesusisthelife1]

HERE WE GO: I think BTS is referring to their art form in this song, they mention in the lyrics. Art is a part of them, a contrast between light and dark. We already see the connection between Wings here. The dancers dressed in black are the focal dancer’s wings, his art, which at the beginning were fighting against him. He breaks away finally, only to try to fly (at the top of the stairs) without them, only to realize that he needed the struggle to fly and to express himself fully (he was about to give up and stop dancing/ art/ creating and die like the quote said). At the end he tames his wings to work in synchrony, allowing for a cohesive piece. He realizes his love for the art of it all and uses his adverse experiences to lift into life. END. Black Swan is a bop and a half, indeed.

[@materidouska286]

That must be the best, most cohesive and clear explanation of the message behind the song and video. Beautifully put Abby. I was feeling it exactly the same way but wouldn´t have found right words. Thank you!

[@jesusisthelife1]

materidouska286 thank you :)) one of my favorite BTS songs!!

[@TazTV100]

This is perfect. This is them, their struggles, what they almost did, what they had to go through. Look at them now. Flying.

[@JoobieLoobieSoobie]

Oh WOW yes!!! That must be why he starts walking like a regular person for a moment. He left his shadow, and lost part of himself. Kudos! Best take I have read.

[@zimssalabim]

This is so so different from their other stuff and I'm so amazed by how they can always bring something completely new from them to the table

[@dorlynn4665]

They represent his shadow. He fights against them and struggles. At the end he finally learns that he needs to accept and allow his shadow to become a part of him. which allows him to fly.

[@minyhangi3147]

Yoongi's taking his vocal into a whole another level! 😍💜

[@troycornaro]

Level*

[@minyhangi3147]

@@troycornaro haha sorry. Auto-correct sometimes really sucks! I didn't noticed.

[@troycornaro]

@@minyhangi3147 Lol I knew it was a mistake

[@Kagebrain]

This has also become one of my fav BTS songs as well. It resonates with me as an artist but the actual composition of the song is both deeply heart-wrenching and then soul-lifting. It's so easy to listen to that I accidentally put it on repeat for 30 mins as I worked and never once got sick of it AND it helped me focus. The comfort I get from Black Swan is amazing and the fusion with interpretive dance and classical music for the art film is truly beautiful.

[@milagrosmalpartida2127]

"He is using his demons to be lifted" Yep, that's basically it

[@redvelvet5214]

One thing I absolutely love about this dance is that the main dancer emulates the "black swan" with the arm movements. Replicating the movement of wings flapping is one of the most important things in the classical ballet of Swan Lake. It's positively beautiful!

[@E_N_B]

At this point, I'm half-convinced that you and José are lost twins because *he* said that he got big 'Fake Love' vibes from this video as well.

[@reenerai6321]

Ian Brindley I got you . I just finished watching his reaction too

[@thelittlespunky]

Those escalators forming a 7 behind him when he stands on his head ! Beautiful!

[@blaublaubeere]

I think you got the main message, and as you said, art is subjective and can be interpreted in many different ways. But I do think if you also consider the lyrics, the message changes just a little bit. Im also an artist (paints and canvas in my case) and this song really spoke to me and touched my own insecurities about my art - and just generally about the passion that drives me forward. The lyrics spoke about what happens, if art (music in their case) doesnt make them exited and inspired anymore, what if they loose the love they have for it, what happens then? I've had a hard time lately and before art was the thing that could bring me back and ease my mind, I'v had difficulties with it. Of course in their level I can only imagine what the pressure, the expectations and the inevitable influence of sales add to that. So I feel like the 6 figures in black clothes are his inner demons, his shadows perhaps, a bit like you said. The fear and doubt that doesnt let him fly and instead tries to imprison him in a imagined cage (as the cage is only made of light so it is not real more like a mind tricking him into thinking he is imprisoned?) and he fights back so hard and finally managing to escape leaving his shadows behind...but he still cant fly and instead has to walk deeper into himself? Where he finds his strength, more like subduing the shadows and finally he is able to fly after accepting those parts of himself. I saw someone saying that this gray mall is what's inside the tall building in Boy with Luv (that has the persona sign), which is also kinda telling how people might hide their inner struggles behind a bright smile. Also when you said it reminded you of Fake Love house it could also fit into that narrative. In Fake Love the building was falling apart because of the inner turmoil of the person, and here is what's left. Also I kinda love how there are 7 dancers too - perhaps you also could read this as a telling about the dynamic of BTS, that only when they come together they are able to fly...but I think that's probably not the case. I feel like I need to rewatch that 100x times before I can get a clearer picture.

[@feint3347]

shout out to MN dance company because they killed it

[@666personalities_]

Don’t break my cover, ben! Everytime I watch you in class, I always end up yelling. Now my class thinks I’m mental oml.😂

[@ymhktravel]

Your interpretation is quite on point, imo. Esp the last part where you say he's conquered his own demons, and internalising all to lift himself higher, flying into the horizon.

[@georgenyondwa5263]

YES!!!! use their inner demons to fly! Escaping a literal box! I kept thinking how people have tried to Box BTS, label them, what are they, KPOP? IDOLs? Artists? Rappers? HIP HOP? In this art film, they escape that box (the lights the form a box/cage) locking them in, I think they ultimately embrace all of it and become their true selves and soar! But of course there's so many other layers!

[@drmeenzzz]

Masterpiece it is......... for me Bts is telling their story....in initial days, they loved what they were doing and were passionate about, and everything (they, themselves, their talent, their passion, production house,)were helping them as their wings to fly (they were the WHITE SWAN).... later on.... pressure from everyside comes in (their inner fears and demons, to always be PERFECT, not able to have fun in what they usually loved earlier, there work timings, what not???)........ In order to become and remain perfect (BLACK SWAN), they underwent so many harsh situations...... as a result they were not able to love what they were passionate about, hence, experiencing their first death.....the part with the laser lights according to me is the place where they are not able to break free from these pressures... and after that, they escape it and get free from them represented by the the choreo before being back to a normal human being at the escalators..... the choreo at the escaltors represents their will to fly but they are not able to sore high.... they understood that they are not able to connect with others as they were able to do with others as earlier.... they understands thats these shadows will not leave them and they have to take every thing under their wings.... various pressures come one by one and try to discourage them, but not only they fight them but also tames them..... they take every thing into their stride and try to fly..... finally they are able to fly again but this time even higher....... ...... being a BLACK SWAN is not easy......

[@onlyfacts8801]

I love this song and art film so much, especially because ARMYs are writing down so many theories and there are so many possible interpretations. And that's really what art is about. Thanks for sharing your thoughts too!

[@hannahkim6044]

When I first watched the music video, I saw the people in the black suits as the main dancer's shadows (similar to the shadow's in Suga's interlude). In the end however, I saw the people in black as ARMY because, yes. ARMY is AMAZING and we support BTS with passion and love. But with that comes the fame that they're afraid of (explained in Shadow). We give them what they love and are scared of the most, which I think is represented when the main dancer is lifted up, flying. Flying up in fame, but also flying up with the support of the ones who love them so much that we will do ANYTHING to keep them happy, even if that is to give them some space. But in the end, we just want what's best for them, and we support them. So we lift them up higher in happiness as well. (Sorry for the confusing and terrible explanation, but I tried my best haha) This was my take on the end.

[@vanessaangelescu9834]

I WAS WAITING FOR YOU

[@tashfiatahsinyasha5910]

Me tooo

[@sheetalpillai6044]

The dancers - Music (Art) The guy without the shirt - BTS (Artist) This song to sum it up in simple words talks about the relationship between the art and the artist. The lyrics talk about how there comes a point in an artist's life when the love for their art fades away. The art no longer makes you feel emotions, you feel blank. You don't feel the passion, you don't feel anything. You sink and you reach the bottom of this dark pit. The one thing that you love, you don't feel that anymore. And when you reach rock bottom is when you realise that that's all you have, the art, or in this case music is all you have, Music is what makes you alive. The same thing that brings you down will bring you back up again because that's where your soul truly lies. And so you rise up again, the black swan in you rises and it's a cycle. Because that's what the relationship between art and the artist is. It's complicated, vulnerable and personal. This is shown perfectly in the video where you see the other dancers first bringing him down and him struggling back and forth trying to get out of the cage and their grasp. He then gets rid of them and is all alone and goes further down and reaches his darkest point. Thats when you see the other dancers following him again. He then pushes them away and finally gains control and the same dancers bring him back again and he soars and flies in the end. Showing that music lifted him up again. This is my opinion and interpretation of the lyrics and the video. But Gosh. What a masterpiece. I LOVE BTS.

[@andrea6283]

I think your interpretation of the dance was soooo right it was illuminating but everything you catch from the dance make sense 😱

[@faith_angel1999]

that quote... big mood. i miss dance so much. and this is my type of dance too

[@afiyahhasnasari5033]

when the intro of your video said, "wait, it's that on fake love too??" yes it's very true, cause the melody of black swan have a similarity with fake love if you listen it again and again, you might be realize it like me

[@shelbykluver8427]

2:15 that "joonie!!" is such a MOOD

[@BinhBoi0115]

the whole motif is very relevant to how burnout is explained in psychology, and it’s extremely prevalent to anyone. the fear or reality of burning out the last of your passionate fuel to keep the fire going is such a heartbreaking and destructive feeling. the fear the boys have/had of losing their sense of making music/performing is so relatable to everyone else who finds themselves having to keep up with their passion for the sake of income, status, or just simply feeling obligated to. it’s very similar to how athletes can lose their childhood competitiveness once they’re just playing for the check or especially IN “Black Swan”. if you haven’t seen any renditions of it, i’d recommend it. to think this is just 1(!) of the endless interpretations you can take from this song/dance/visual/etc. 🤯🤯🤯

[@issa4839]

BEN I WAS WAITING FOR YOU, YAS BIH, LETS GOOO

[@起.承.転.結]

You're right,Ben. Abt what u said that it reminds u of Fake Love. Not only the loction but If u go back to listen to Fake Love instumental version. U'll find out this song has a similar beat like Fake Love's beat. That's CRAZY, right???

[@lgrsydney3124]

The force that holds you back is the same force that supports you. That Shadow is within you. It's part of you. And yes, it can be any art form, but it can also be anything that anyone feels so passionate about that they are incomplete without it. Being without it is the first, more painful death. This fits with Suga's Shadow song as well. It's also part of the Map of the Soul theory by Jung.

[@lovelybebetiny]

I totally get what you're saying! When I listened to the lyrics, I thought about that everyone has a dream or something that makes them happy and gives them energy, but sometimes you can get to a point where that thing doesn't give you that much energy anymore, and that thing doesn't make your heart beat as fast as before, so now you're questioning what the thing is that makes you happy and maybe you need to search for something else, another dream and just take a risk, and that's maybe where your story kinda fits in, that's just what I think tho' :)

[@djbullock2]

I think you did very well with your interpretation

[@tomyannguenther2978]

The song, the video, and YOUR reaction were all fanttastic! I totally agreed with all you saw and felt!

[@ParallaxHearts]

I get what you're saying about the atmosphere of BTS music. I probably have 6-7 different playlists for their music, all based on mood. Since they have a huge discography it works out pretty well. 💜

[@seconeee8446]

My interpretation: The song and the dance represent someone with a certain passion. The person followed their passion because he/she loved to do it, cause it fulfilled them- but over time their passion became something they *had* to do because of the pressure that was put on them by others/money/society’s expectations. So the person started doing it for others and not for themselves anymore. Because they *had* to. They did it up to the point where they couldn’t enjoy it anymore The feeling while doing it changed from love and joy to hatred and the pressure of having to satisfy others with it. So they lost their passion. The dance shows the person fighting to get their passion back. To get back the feelings they had when they first started doing it. To find a reason to do it for themselves again. (I hope the explanation is understandable ..because I’m not a native speakerXD)

[@seconeee8446]

Sasa Papo Thank you but that’s really just how I interpret it🙈 Everyone has their individual thoughts while watching the video

[@Geulissitarin]

This song came out when i feeling empty in my life.. i do a lot of things.. but nothing make me happy.. i just do it because i must do it.. and then they upload that video .. and i cry.. i didn't have a dream, i didn't have any passion.. and then i think "am i already died?", i just live because i didn't die..

[@hafsa1698]

You're spot on mate. The dancers in black represent your own demons (your shadow) stopping you from pursuing your passion.

[@Hmhmhmhmhmhmyeah]

I read somewhere that the people in suits are his shadow

[@EstherBrea9103]

That's why I like your reactions. You are the only one that talked about the shirtless guy and the suit guys. Also the first part of of the song sounds like fake love.

[@becca7101]

you're correct in some aspects. it's about being scared of losing your passion for whatever your passion is. bts is terrified that they will loose the passion of music and it will make them feel trapped. but i felt this myself bc i was a dancer and this piece hit me like a ton of bricks.

[@wedotalkaboutwhatarmystand4796]

I personally thinking about SHADOW. How it devour you. Yet when u go without them (when the man finally break apart from the people in black. He alone, he looks back, and it silence. Suga :no one told me its so lonely up here), its lonely (Jung said to be a solid enitity one shall balance their persona and shadow in their conciousness). Thus in the end, he finally accept his shadows, merge with them. Thus he finally can fly. By accepting your shadow, you developing yourself.

[@dolphinity81]

You don't disappoint at all. Always love ur bts pieces reaction

[@JoobieLoobieSoobie]

It reminds me of Fake Love for a few reasons. First, the color palette this film is toned with is the same as some scenes in Fake Love - muted, dusty blues and yellows. Also, Fake Love has expressive contemporary dance choreo. Both songs feature hooks with lyrical triplets. And finally, the set is a little reminiscent.

[@asmaboudjemah]

The moment I saw the MV I thought it was someone at first running away from the dark thoughts inside his head and then after the stairs he is fighting his own demons and not running away like a coward until like you said he conquered it all and won. I believe BTS would want that meaning to be out there any day 😍😍

[@kdig88]

I’m so happy you reacted to the art film and not a lyric video! I don’t know why that even crossed my mind this morning.. 🖤🖤

[@jeffknight7976]

I think the dance translates the acceptance of yourself (your shadow), the person you truly are. That's why the main dancer is pushing the dancers in black back, and then at the end he's accepted them (the shadows), he dances with them and they lift him up (opposite to what Suga said in the interlude : 'don't let me fly')

[@jii-e7d]

as an artist who experienced burn out myself, i see the song as, the shadow of exhaustion and fear doing good art follows you, holds you back. but even when you are too exhausted to stay passioned, its way more painful to stop your art.worst than death. so you have to learn how to get back on your feet, and synchronize with you shadow to fly and do the best art possible

[@RebelianAngie]

the negative thing youre talking about those guys in black suits being is main guys inner shadows and it could be many things, fears, negative thoughts, anxiousness... but basically the ending is he accepts them in the end (accepts instead of fighting them and defeating them, theyre on the same team) n yes they lift him up because theyre together embracing each other

[@nirmeenabukar1575]

There were 6 dancers behind him and they helped him to create his wings just like how bts made taehyung’s wings🤔

[@azulcatalan_]

A masterpiece

[@mxixsxhgotjamss1171]

If you're tripping then we are all tripping cause you're actually quite correct in your interpretation.

[@666personalities_]

5:40 A M E N, me too Ben 👊🏽😌

[@leonie4072]

It's because the melody in the beginning is very similar to the one in Fake Love/Fake Love Trailer.. People on Twitter have layerd them and it's very similar. I don't know about the location though :o

[@shailyeNorsson]

i can't believe you got all of the theorys in one time watching..... :| i literally watch it 20 times and then i read some theorys and then i found what is going on.

[@MsPxeDst]

Love your reaction and the ending part where you say, them lifting him up is maybe him conquering his own demons 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I enjoyed this reaction

[@fatemekarimizade7513]

I just wanna take a moment to thank you for being down to earth thank you for uploading reactions

[@duelingdragons03]

I had a fairly similar read of the meaning as you, but with some slight differences. If we look at the shadows as the music world/industry itself, the protagonist (we’ll go with that for now) is following the established industry in the beginning and that open sequence with the hands, they are moving him (versus the closing scene where he’s moving first, but I’m getting ahead of myself) and he’s trying to fly but his feet never leave the ground. Throughout the first half, he just wants to explore his art form to the fullest, but he’s constantly being pulled back and caged by the expectations of the genre/medium etc. In the second half, he’s throwing off the shackles of what is the acceptable norm for his art, and while there is heavy resistance at first, he sticks true to himself and eventually the rest of the industry follows and embraces what he’s doing and allows him to finally be lifted off the ground and soar into the limitless sky of creative expression. God, this video is so amazing.

[@autumnsky1681]

i came here to watch your reaction to it and get a bit cheered up, but the way you broke the meaning down made me tear up even more. TTnTT it hits home too much......

[@istealwaifus8526]

In the Bangtan Reaction RM says that in the end he's tryna fly away but they're holding him back. This art film will make sense after they release the album.

[@lilybtsvt]

There are a lot of theories about this song, choreography, lyrics, even about the autotune. But about the dancers and the choreo: the ones which are in black represent the shadow/bad personality/alter ego of the shirtless boy (also the fact that he's shirtless also represent how a part of himself is naked without the presence of the shadow/alter ego, etc). At the beginning of the video the "shadows" try to be a part of the shirtless boy but he doesn't want to or it's afraid to do so, then he escapes from them and feels lonely doing so (when he's going down the stairs you can feel that loneliness) and then at end he again fight his shadows until embracing them at the end and see that they can be the reason of him to be complete and feel free (as in the end of the video when the black-shirt dancers lift him up). There's almost the same reference in the film "Black Swan" which of course has inspired this dancers and the song.

[@BDaTDaSADaNDaIME]

As a person who love to draw and learning I can relate to this so much I am getting art block very often 😭

[@feint3347]

i agree ben. one of my favorite bts tracks ever and it's only just dropped

[@bushboi2340]

love your insight as always ben

[@kerdalangkipohti3403]

I was waiting for you....you are the best....

[@caitlyn3954]

You totally gotta watch BTS perform it on the Late Late show I can't wait to see you flip out 😂

[@karlafm24]

It correlates to the idea of Shadow that we need our Shadow to complete us and heal us. Stream Shadow and Black Swan!!!!!!

[@АнастасияДовбань-ь7н]

I can't say anything right now... This is just art...bts...omg...

[@nickyvazquez]

I RELOADED LIKE THOUSAND TIMES TIL SAW YOU UPLOADED REACTION!!! 🤍

[@lovelyy6491]

you're the only youtuber who reacted to it "well" so far as in you took your time to listen to armys suggestion of listening the song first then watch the art film. many youtubers are gonna be confused as hell kfjdkk

[@ronnkim1581]

It's my first time to watch your video, and I can say I like you already. The art film has a particular meaning ofcourse accdg to BH ,but I really like that you interpret it as you see fit. Like you said, art can be seen in million different ways depending on who's viewing it. .... Subscribed!!!

[@bushboi2340]

thanks for listening to the song itself first. love you!

[@berenike75]

I loved that you reacted to the audio first

[@_mikamel_]

Been waiting for this 💜💜

[@renaissance5301]

I wait to watch you first, Ben. Then, I move on to other reactions. I’m still processing my reaction and can’t seem to get my words straight yet, but this song makes my mind work, touches my heart, and makes me want to dance! BTS is definitely connecting us to art, each other, and themselves for this cb. Which I am thoroughly enjoying and am looking forward to where they lead us next with Ego!

[@PurpleRM1]

For me is like the whole thing Persona/shadow stuff. The shirtless/black Swan guy is like you as a whole/persona and he's constantly pushing and fighting his shadows until he encounters himself alone or gets to a moment when he realizes all around him and go down the stairs to his mind and the fights a little more with his iner self and then he kinda embrace his shadows and dance together until all of them as unit make the Swan fly in harmony. At least that's what I think.

[@jenniehenshaw2800]

I know what you mean about the mood thing, it makes you feel different things at the same time, weird! You are the second reactor I've seen today that has said it is their favourite BTS song (and he has listened to a lot of BTS too). Someone else commented that they thought it sounded like Fake Love at the beginning.

[@qiaolian9583]

The black suits guys are his shadow.

[@seconeee8446]

The blue and yellowish colors of the location are similar to those in the fake love MV + I was thinking ofJimin‘s room in the MV

[@XAnimeWorldX]

Ben is the best reactor in my opinion

[@kari-fh9vl]

A fact

[@marimiliadsl3113]

16:27 yes 18:15 fake love had scenarios that represent parts of the mind or fears. this scenario is also the mind, I put in place of fears of fake love the shadows and add your interpretation which is pessimism and thoughts of everyday problems. For this reason and the melody that has the same structure or is very similar to the beginning of fake love.

[@Rime_Di_Michelangelo]

Different and interesting interpretation, thank you for your input!

[@samruddhimulay8819]

I was waiting for your reaction video.

[@TheJourneyTo-Me]

At the beginning He was controled by the shadow and didn't work with it , Tried to escape because He thought He will live then and will be free but at the end is showed that only by working with the shadow not against it You can trully become free become Yourself.

[@untitledaccount3338]

'Fake Love' feels similar because it has a similar color palette! The sets of both videos are also run-down sorts of buildings. Thematically, it could be that BTS, as artists, don't want to let their passion for music die out, and so they overcome their own demons, determined to keep going (as seen in this film). Should their love for music wane, however, they will risk finding themselves in the 'fake love' situation-determined to devote themselves to their love of music, but ultimately hurting themselves because they're refusing to acknowledge that this love has become 'fake'. And then they'd have to learn how to love themselves all over again in the advent of having lost what has been so central to their identities as artists. BTS is contemplating their own "first death", and whether or not it will come to pass. ("Do your thang." >>> "What's my thang?") Edit: "Suga's Interlude", the one with Halsey, also talks about this! There's a part in the lyrics that goes, "I wonder what's in store / if I don't love it anymore..."

[@ForeverWinxy]

I believe that K-pop has made me appreciate choreography more not just in music but in movies like fighting choreography so when I saw this video I was blown away by the choreography. My friend got annoyed that a) BTS wasn't in it and b) it (apparently) doesn't sound like BTS.

[@VeterVokrug]

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@alexandragac4732]

The saund in fake love .. the guitar.....is similar , an this song

[@ami2017angel]

RM participated for writing lyrics BLACK SWAN along with other producers.

[@xoluciaxo_3721]

They're gonna perform this song on James Corden and I'm really curious how they're gonna do that. It's not really a dance song so I wonder how they're going to incorporate a choreography and it's also heavily auto-tuned so I'm curious how its gonna sound live

[@sandy-n2x6x]

you should watch Suga's "shadow" intro explained. because people dressed in black really look like that guy shadow, they copy him and follow him even though he tries to run away. in the end they connecr and become a one persone. also have to pay attention to the fact, that there is 7 dancers, the bird cage he was trapped in, the words on the walls, the reflection of dancers in the water. all of this has a meaning. bts again made us to use our brain hah. the fact that they are talking about dancer/artist death scares me, because it makes me think that one day they will leave this entertainment business and we will always remember them. and yes, the visuals at first made me think of fake love.

[@carlapitsinger6184]

Someone noticed the beginning music is similar to the ending of Fake Love. It might be a continuation of Fake Love. Hope you agree since you this reminded you of Fake Love in other parts!

[@anushasrivastava8637]

The people in black are his shadows..his thoughts

[@izzyfrizzy8456]

After reading some comments in here I understand the meaning a lot better (thank you to those people) and have come up with my own that I'd like to talk about. Now the fast paced instrumentals in the MV made me feel pressured, confused and dettained as if I was suffocating it could mean when BTS were trying to make it to their dream. The part I really liked was when J-Hope sang and the pace slowed down, allowing me some time to breathe, I feel as if that meant sort of giving up? or maybe that they're slowing down after reaching fame. The parts that really captivated me though was the low notes on the cello part and the violin skidding over the notes because whenever I hear an off-beat, off-note or generally something that doesn't fit the piece, it instantly reminds me of 'mental instability'. Those are the most important parts to me from the song and I thought I'd share my thoughts because it's rather interesting. Love your Videos Deacs! Keep up the good work! :)

[@mizuruii]

WAITING FOR YOUR REACTION YAS

[@razb8888]

I don't think it has to be specifically about BTS at all since this is something any artist goes through. I think that also since, as you said, it's art and is up for any interpretation and since it's BTS, it is MEANT to have multiple interpretations. I thought of Jin leaving, too, but I think what you said is the most accurate toward the end of the video. That it's a struggle to want to pursue your passion, that you have doubts and other obstacles come up along the way to keep you from pursuing it, and that it can be a hard/lonely journey as you pursue it, but as you go, you can harness those doubts/obstacles and use it as fuel for your art to "soar." And that part especially speaks to BTS' journey. I hear a lot of Suga and RM in this, too, how often they question that line between fame/the dark side of fame/wanting to pursue their art. I think because it's a dance video and the quote is about dance, some will assume it's only specific to a dancer's story but that's just the medium in the video. It's about all artists, or anyone wanting to pursue a dream. I think it's what BTS has done, taken all their own doubts about fame, taking all the criticism and the shit they've been through and look what they've done - they've made art out of it, they've achieved so much, but within all that, there are so many individual stories to take from it - thinking about Jin leaving, thinking about Jimin (or Jhope) and when it's physically difficult or too painful to dance like they used to. What's also amazing (to me) is the way the voices are layered on top of each other so they sound more "as one" even tho army's busy arguing about line distribution when it purposely sounds as if bts are trying to speak as one because they share this story.

[@oxfordacious1]

Would love to hear you sing~

[@블랙망개-w5m]

I'm crying 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@tashfiatahsinyasha5910]

There is a similar Comment like this but I Was waiting for you to react to this! Your reactions are so good and I was sure we would get an awesome reaction from you with this masterpiece

[@heyhey7423]

I don't think anyone really has the right to tell you if your theory is "right" or "wrong". the point of art (both in the form or music and dance) is meant to be interpreted differently and even if BTS had a specific idea in mind, its important we still keep and think our own perspective of the different symbols and moves in the video. One of the reason why I love being apart of ARMY is reading everyone's interpretation and theories and sharing it with everyone.

[@Klarissa529]

Ngl I like the black swan version in the choreography video more. It’s just so much more my style

[@lululemon3857]

YEsssssssss